technical knockout
nounDefinition of technical knockout
: the termination of a boxing match when a boxer is unable or is declared by the referee to be unable (as because of injuries) to continue the fight
— called also TKO
Examples of technical knockout in a Sentence
He has 10 knockouts and 6 technical knockouts.
He won by technical knockout.
Recent Examples on the Web
Also on the card, welterweight Daniel Baiz (13-2, 5 KOs) of San Antonio was upset by Marquis Hawthorne (8-11, 2 KOs) of Waco, losing by technical knockout at 0:32 of the second round. — John Whisler, ExpressNews.com, "Ortiz, Whitaker win bouts on Austin card," 29 Aug. 2019 In the past year, the undefeated boxer beat Jeff Horn to claim the WBO welterweight belt, and had two title defenses — over Jose Benavidez Jr. and Amir Khan — that resulted in technical knockouts. — Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, "2019 ESPY Awards: Here are the Colorado athletes who were nominated," 19 June 2019 Lubin, 23, defeated Zakaria Attou of France by technical knockout at 1 minute, 19 seconds of the fourth round during their super welterweight fight at NRG Arena. — Stephen Ruiz, orlandosentinel.com, "Orlando boxer Erickson Lubin impresses with 4th-round TKO on Showtime," 30 June 2019 Joshua was defeated, in a spectacular upset, by technical knockout, during the seventh round. — Matthew De Silva, Quartz at Work, "The Raptors’ approach to competition is worth emulating everywhere," 10 June 2019 Ferguson won by technical knockout after a medical stoppage in a lightweight fight against Donald Cerrone at UFC 238 on Saturday night at the United Center. — Patrick Rose, chicagotribune.com, "Tony Ferguson beats Donald Cerrone by TKO at UFC 238 at the United Center," 9 June 2019 Facing off against 38-year-old journeyman Byron Polley of St. Joseph, Lippe-Morrison is looking to not only advance his record to 15-0, but keep alive the streak of 14 straight victories by either knockout or technical knockout. — Shaun Goodwin, kansascity, "Son of Tommy 'The Duke' Morrison continuing boxing career on Saturday evening," 29 June 2018 Seven of the 10 bouts were decided by a knockout or technical knockout, and only three of the fights went more than three rounds. — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, "Fight club: Legalized bare-knuckle boxing may be next big show in ring," 4 June 2018 Mayweather only boxed professionally once in 2017, defeating UFC star Conor McGregor via a 10th round technical knockout in an August clash. — Matt Richardson, Fox News, "Floyd Mayweather tops Forbes' list as highest-paid athlete," 6 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'technical knockout.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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